Bastard Catclaw vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Microgramma lycopodioides compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Key Differences

• Bastard Catclaw is Not Evaluated while Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bastard Catclaw	Long-eared Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Polypodiaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Microgramma	Hemiechinus
Species	Microgramma lycopodioides	Hemiechinus auritus

Conservation Status

Bastard Catclaw

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bastard Catclaw	Long-eared Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bastard Catclaw

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

Long-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.

Bastard Catclaw

The Bastard Catclaw (Microgramma lycopodioides) is a species in the genus Microgramma. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies. Its range includes Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.